Tag: Dov Khenin
Zionist Left Campaign Lures Arab LGBT Voters
LGBT citizens generally have limited or highly restrictive rights in most parts of the Middle East, and are targets of violence in others.
Elections Committee Bans 2 Extremist Arab Parties, Jewish Candidate for ‘Moderate’ Arab Party
On December 28, 2015, Cassif posted on Facebook an attack on Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked whom he called a "neo-Nazi [expletive]."
Minister Erdan’s Weapon Carry Reform to Include Half a Million Israelis
"The time has come for a turnaround in a life-threatening policy that [...] forced our citizens to defend themselves with guitars, shopping carts, baskets, pizza trays and umbrellas."
Knesset Passes Law Barring ‘Breaking the Silence’ from Schools
The new law adds to the goals of Israel's public education bringing up school children with the ideal of serving either in the IDF or the National Service.
Zionist Union Collaborates with Joint Arab List in ‘Children Under Occupation’ Knesset Conference
Needless to say, Yair Lapid, who is the founder and chairman for life of Yesh Atid, stands to gain significantly from pushing his enemy on the center-left all the way to the left in the public's mind.
Defense Ministry, Civil Administration, Reject Bill Transferring Arab Land Appeals to Civilian Courts
Attorney Marganit Levy, representing the Justice Ministry, told the committee: "The Administrative Affairs Court has more ability than the High Court of Justice to clarify factual matters."
Knesset Committee Disregards Counsel’s Opinion, Approves Fines for Boycotts
The committee's legal advisory team recommended that “alternatives to the proposed arrangement should be considered that would be congruent with accepted constitutional tests.”
Finally, Bill Forces Arabs to Show Hard Proof in Land Ownership Petitions
Instead of seeking justice in disputes between Arabs and Jews over land ownership, the Left wants the High Court to ensure that the Arab side in those hearings wins, or there would be too many Jews in Judea and Samaria.
Israel Police: Kfar Qasem Riot Was Not ‘Business as Usual’
“No one, be they civilian leaders or citizens, will decide for the Israel Police whether or not to carry out a routine enforcement operation.”
Israel Bars Entry of Pro-BDS Visitors
MK Smotrich said in a statement that the new law means Israel 'stops turning the other cheek.'
Israel’s Biometric Database Law Passes Preliminary Vote
All the objections at the plenum debate had to do with the fear of government abusing the collected data.
Knesset to Vote on Paternity Leave
"This is the beginning of a significant revolution. I stayed at home for three months with each of my children after they were born, and I enjoyed it very much."
A Communist MK and a ‘Tweet’ into the Arab Soul
Hear from MK Dr. Dov Khenin and social media analyst Orit Perlov on today's show. Yishai is joined in-studio by Khenin, a member of the communist Hadash party, which joined the Joint (Arab) List prior to the Knesset elections in March. Always in the opposition of the legislature, he nevertheless spearheads many interesting laws. He talks about his vision for Israel and the Middle East, with an emphasis on the future of the disappearing Dead Sea.
Then, Yishai is joined by Perlov, who follows and analyzes the discourse on social media in Arab states. Why have Arab youth been silent in the past year? Do they have hope for a better future? And what do they think about Israel?
Israel’s Arab Minority Integrating Politically and Economically
While the antisemites celebrate "Israel Apartheid Week", a local survey found that 65% of Israeli-Arabs are proud to be Israeli.